| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 307 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in generative grammar,
0167-4331 ;
113
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Studies in generative grammar ; 113.
0167-4331
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-300) and index. |
| Contents |
Syntactic expression of information structure / Ad Neeleman and Reiko Vermeulen -- Towards a unified encoding of contrast and scope / Ad Neeleman and Hans van de Koot -- Word order variation and information structure in Japanese and Korean / Reiko Vermeulen -- Encoding focus and contrast in Russian / Elena Titov -- Against FP analyses of clefts / Matthew Reeve -- Focus movement can be destressing, but it need not be / Kriszta Szendröi -- Types of focus and their Interaction with negation / Ad Neeleman and Reiko Vermeulen -- Concluding remarks / Ad Neeleman and Reiko Vermeulen -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
"This book addresses how core notions of information structure (topic, focus and contrast) are expressed in syntax. The authorspropose that the syntactic effects of information structure come about as a result of mapping rules flexible enough to allow topics and foci to be expressed in a variety of positions, but strict enough to capture certain cross-linguistic generalisations about their distribution. Syntactic and semantic evidence from a range of languages are discussed"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Topic and comment.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Topic and comment. |
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Focus (Linguistics)
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Focus (Linguistics) |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Word order.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Word order. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Neeleman, Ad.
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Vermeulen, Reiko.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Syntax of topic, focus, and contrast. Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2012 161451156X 9781614511564 |
| ISBN |
1614511454 (electronic book) |
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9781614511458 (electronic book) |
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161451156X |
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9781614511564 |
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